Monthly Archives: July 2011

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There’s so much to say and share, but not enough time to get it all down. I shall try bullet points to see if that helps. – Adele is doing fabulous! She is the light of our lives and we fall more in love with her every day. She is a very easy baby, at […]

Adele’s birth was pretty much a whirlwind to me, so I want to get as much down as possible before I start forgetting. I started getting contractions Monday night (July 11). They lasted pretty much all night long and were about 10-15 minutes apart. Some of them were painful (think: bad menstrual cramps and some […]

Friday I realized I hadn’t felt the baby moving very much and mentioned it to the Mr. He said everything was probably fine and that I should eat something and lay down on my left side to encourage some movement (why didn’t I think of that?!). Of course the babe started moving around like you […]

I’m not even a mama yet! This PUPPS is absolutely awful. It’s all over my body now. My stomach is mostly covered, my thighs are mostly covered (the rash has started spreading around the back), I have some next to both my arm pits, there are bits popping up on my knees and elbows, my […]

How far along? 40 weeks Total weight gain/loss: 46 pounds — lost a pound since last week. Maternity clothes? Not today. Most of my maternity shirts are no longer long enough. I’m wearing a lot of jersey skirts with Target’s long and lean tank tops. Stretch marks? Unfortunately yes. They have also been taken over […]